Gulf Coast Politics
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Well past time to find a way to re-open U.S. 90
(Official Advocate/Times-Picayune editorial, Sept. 9) As Congress returns to session and as hurricane season reaches its peak, federal and state officials should…
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Conservative policy wonks bring happiness to New Orleans
(Aug. 31 print edition) When 1,500 policy wonks from around the country gathered at the Sheraton New Orleans this past week,…
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Celebrating UNO’s new Bob Livingston East Campus
(Official editorial of the Advocate/Times-Picayune, Aug. 27) Monday’s dedication of the East Campus of the University of New Orleans Research…
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Amtrak between Mobile and NOLA is a good, fun ride
(Aug. 21) The Amtrak Mardi Gras Service is a big winner. The train route between New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama, is a…
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Cliff Smith: Cassidy should learn from… LBJ
(Guest column by Cliff Smith, the Advocate/Times-Picayune, Aug. 22) In June, U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, of North Carolina, announced he was…
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Editorial: Fund the Mississippi River study, NOW!
(Official editorial of the Advocate/Times-Picayune, Aug. 17) Those of a certain age will remember the old Fram Oil Filter commercial: You can…
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Wrong Beauregard, wrong place
(August 17) To change the names of places or to remove historic statues or memorials is almost invariably an enterprise fraught…
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The Declaration’s ideals should be taught enthusiastically
(Aug. 10) Are you gearing up for next summer’s semiquincentennial — the 250th anniversary — of our nation’s birth? Louisiana Jay…
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The Superdome turns 50
(Official editorial at the Advocate/Times-Picayune, Aug. 10) The SuperDoom. The StuporDome. Those were among the monikers that critics used for the Louisiana…
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From jazz funerals to Carville: Jason Berry has the stories
(Aug. 7) To ask what jazz funerals have in common with famed political consultant James Carville sounds like the set-up for…
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